Where Are Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition Save Files Located?
Icewind Dale EE keeps party saves in a save folder under Documents, identical across all three desktops.
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Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition stores saves in Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\save on Windows. Beamdog kept the layout identical everywhere: ~/Documents on Mac and ~/.local/share on Linux hold the same save folder with the same contents.
Aspyr's support page confirms all three paths, which makes this one of the easiest cross-platform moves in the catalog. Copy the save folder with the game closed and the party appears on the other machine. Mac App Store builds nest deeper inside their container, so prefer the documented Documents path.
Where Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\save
One save folder per the Aspyr support layout. Cross-platform copies work unchanged. Mac App Store builds nest inside their container; direct builds use Documents.
~/Documents/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save
Same save folder contents as Windows. Copy across platforms freely with the game closed.
~/.local/share/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save
Same save folder under the XDG data root. Classic saves import by copying them into this folder.
Frequently asked questions
Can I move an Icewind Dale EE party from PC to Mac?
Copy the save folder across; the format is shared. Beamdog's EE titles use the same layout on Windows, Mac and Linux, so a party moves platforms with a plain folder copy.
Do original Icewind Dale saves work in Enhanced Edition?
Use the in-game import or copy the old save folder contents into the EE save folder. Classic saves load in EE, though area states sometimes need a re-save on arrival.
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